Panda Liberty Generation Plant

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Panda Liberty Generation Plant is an operating power station of at least 870-megawatts (MW) in Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Panda Liberty Generation Plant Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States 41.7675, -76.39 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit GEN1, Unit GEN2: 41.7675, -76.39

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit GEN1 operating[1] gas[1] 435[1] combined cycle[1] no[1] 2016[1]
Unit GEN2 operating[1] gas[1] 435[1] combined cycle[1] no[1] 2016[1]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit GEN1 Hamilton Liberty O&M LLC[2] Carlyle Group [100.0%]
Unit GEN2 Hamilton Liberty O&M LLC[2] Carlyle Group [100.0%]

Background

The private equity firm Carlyle Group acquired the Panda Liberty Generation Plant in March of 2021[3], and as of 2022 still owns it . More information about this deal can be found on GEM's "Carlyle's Private Equity Investments" Wiki page.

During the time Carlyle has owned Panda Liberty, available EPA emissions data[4] are as follows:

Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2021
1866586
Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2021
865

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2019)". Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B), 2020". Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  3. "Cogentrix Embraces the Sealed Deal: Carlyle's Full Ownership of Hamilton Portfolio". Cogentrix.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "GHG Facility Details - Hamilton Liberty LLC". ghgdata.epa.gov. Retrieved 2022-09-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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